contre-jour

con·tre-jour

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-truh-zhoo r; French kawntruh-zhoor]
- /ˌkɒn trəˈʒʊər; French kɔ̃trəˈʒur/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-truh-zhoo r; French kawntruh-zhoor]
- /ˌkɒn trəˈʒʊər; French kɔ̃trəˈʒur/

Definitions of contre-jour word

noun contre-jour the technique of taking photographs into the light, with the light source behind the subject 3
noun contre-jour (as modifier) 3
adjective contre-jour (of a photograph) taken with the camera pointed more or less in the direction of the principal light source or with the strongest light behind the subject. 1
noun contre-jour backlighting. 0

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Origin of contre-jour

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25; < French, equivalent to contre counter- + jour daylight, day; see journey

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Parts of speech for Contre-jour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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contre-jour popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.